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Arrest of ships

Every Vessel Hunter story on Arrest of ships: 1 story, the latest on 4 September 2026. Newest: "Norway Seizes the Professor Molchanov at Barentsburg on a Naftogaz Crimea Claim". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.

Vessel alongside in a northern Norwegian settlement

SanctionsSep 4, 2026

Norway Seizes the Professor Molchanov at Barentsburg on a Naftogaz Crimea Claim

A Russian research vessel turned expedition cruise ship has been seized in Svalbard on behalf of Naftogaz, which holds a $4.22bn award over assets lost in Crimea in 2014.

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